Breakfast Ball August 18

Welcome everyone to the another installment of Breakfast Balls. Here, we will discuss the early morning roundup of the day’s most interesting topics and developments. As always, breakfast balls are allowed on the first hole, so we might as well relax, take a deep breath, and crush the drive off 1 to impress all the cute little country club girls.

NEWS:

The Walker Cup is coming upon us quickly, and many experts are debating which amateurs will get an elusive spot on the teams? (via Golf Channel)

The US Amateur quarterfinals has been set! See the matchups and tee times here! (via USGA)

Speaking of match play, the Solheim Cup starts this morning! Check out the tee times for the USA vs. Europe! (via Golf Channel)

Though this isn’t really news, the expansion of the hybrids has come to our doorstep. Now, 4 iron and 5 iron hybrids are becoming more and more prevalent in the game (via Golf.com)